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enHigh Schools Seek A Safer Path Back From Concussionhttp://kccu.org/post/high-schools-seek-safer-path-back-concussion
Nearly half of all reported sports concussions occur during a high school football game or practice. And even when injured bodies are ready to get back on the field, injured brains might not be ready to return to class.<p>But how long should these student athletes be out of school? A day? A week? A month? The latest research supports the idea of a gradual return to class and other activities, in a flexible program that's tailored to each student's injury and recovery from symptoms, rather than a blanket insistence on strict isolation and total rest for everyone.Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:59:00 +0000Lauren Silverman70397 at http://kccu.orgHigh Schools Seek A Safer Path Back From ConcussionIn 'Disaster City,' Learning To Use Robots To Face Ebolahttp://kccu.org/post/disaster-city-learning-use-robots-face-ebola
About three hours southeast of Dallas, there's a city that's been hit by almost every disaster you could imagine including earthquakes, hurricanes and even bombs.Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:46:00 +0000Lauren Silverman67297 at http://kccu.orgIn 'Disaster City,' Learning To Use Robots To Face EbolaFDA Cracks Down On Fake Ebola Cures Sold Onlinehttp://kccu.org/post/fda-cracks-down-fake-ebola-cures-sold-online
Snake venom, vitamin C, Nano Silver and herbs have all been pitched online as a treatment or cure for Ebola. None has the backing of the FDA.<p>"Unfortunately during public health threats such as Ebola, fraudulent products that claim to prevent, treat, cure disease often appear on the market almost overnight," says Gary Coody, the FDA's national health fraud coordinator. In particular, the FDA wants consumers to <a href="http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm410086.htm">beware Ebola "cures"</a> peddled online.<p>The problem isn't just that such products are worthless.Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:31:00 +0000Lauren Silverman65328 at http://kccu.orgFDA Cracks Down On Fake Ebola Cures Sold OnlineIn Dallas, Many Lessons Learned From First Ebola Casehttp://kccu.org/post/dallas-many-lessons-learned-first-ebola-case
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For tens of thousands of years, the skeleton of a giant mammoth lay in one place: a gravel pit about 50 miles south of Dallas.<p>A few months ago, the bones were unearthed — and now they're on the move. Paleontologists are carefully packing them up, preparing them to travel to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, in Dallas.<p><strong>A Gravel Pit Reveals Its Secret</strong><p>Ethan Beasley, along with his uncle Marty McEwen, discovered the skeleton last May.Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:56:00 +0000Lauren Silverman63640 at http://kccu.orgMammoth On The Move: Rare, Nearly-Intact Skeleton Heads To Dallas